This episode is part 3 (BONUS), ‘Wreckage’, where we peek behind the curtain to see what Monsters hide behind the Archives with Caroline Bicks’s 2026 exploration of Carrie’s earlier drafts & alternative plot twists!
Just like the Carrie novel, we have divided our discussion into 3 parts. We’ve even kept the OG names! So you can listen to either or all (or none), depending what you’re most interested in!
Previously, in ep19 - part 2 - ‘Prom Night’, we were following Brian de Palma to the epic school night of his 1976 iconic movie adaptation.
In the first instalment, in ep18 - part 1 - ‘Blood Sport’, we were dissecting the original 1974 Carrie novel by Stephen King. Expect scary spoilers, deep dives & terrifying tangents!
If you’re keen to come along on this bloody ride, make sure to stash some of those sanitary napkins & tampons from the broken vending machine in the bathroom, and get ready to PLUG IT UP!
Content Warning: like all of my eps, this is an explicit episode which is targeted at adults. It is labelled accordingly on your pod platforms with *E* symbol. However, if you’re listening on my website - take care of yourselves & your fam first! Please go through the triggers below before jumping in!
Potential Triggers: discussion or mentions of blood, menstruation, trauma, parental abuse towards their children, bullying, violence, school systems, sexual assault, religious mania, eating disorders, depression, major depressive episodes.
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Warm close: Carries poem on p. 71 : that's a five-line poem Carrie wrote as a seventh-grade class assignment, which her teacher kept — it's presented in the "board of inquiry" documentary sections along with background material on Carrie from seventh grade, described as a disturbing poem for a school assignment that her teacher saved.
Mentions:
Seed Talks - I did a workshop on Vampires & the Human Psyche with Katie Evans
Evolution of Horror pod
The Losers Club ep on Monsters in the Archives
Random Horror Pod Generator #9 - their ep on Carrie
Associations & Recs - see show notes from ep18
Research: Menstrual periods are arriving earlier for younger generations, especially among racial minority and lower-income individuals | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Other links from research also in p1 show notes.
Music - CC BY - via Free Music Archive :
Tiga Maine - Tiga Maine - Uhamba Nami (ft. Bhlaklyn & Lady Kay)
Soundwave Sphere - Dark Desires
Acknowledgment of Country
I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.